Chinese Spade Money I Think. I Really Don't Know What I Have

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rp2611124 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 5:54 pm I'm trying to find out if what I have. Please help. This is one of three coins on a piece of paper that says chinese money's. Report this Post to the Staff

rp2611124 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 5:57 pm Please help. I'm new to this so I don't know how it works. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 6:11 pm Somehow I have the suspicion that those are replicas. But wait for what 'manymore' has to say, he is the resident expert on all things Chinese. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 6:15 pm First off, welcome. These are reproduced. The obvious grammar error does nothing to allay my suspicions. Looks like it might be a souvenir item for the tourists. But I claim no special expertise in these, so don't take my impression as gospel. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16846 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 6:55 pm Hello and welcome. It appears to be a replica set from the 1950s, or at least using 1950s-style packaging and 1950s information; recent scholarship has pushed the probable issue dates of the genuine items further forward than this, to the 400-300 BC time period. All genuine Chinese spade coins are way too scarce to be bundled up and sold in tourist sets like this. Perhaps the easiest way to tell with these particular replicas is the shape; all or most of the corners are supposed to be sharp, not rounded. And none of them are supposed to have holes in the top. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
rp2611124 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 7:52 pm Thanks for all the info. It really helped. Do you think there is any value there? If not I'm not disappoined I think there cool. Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 8:55 pm Quote: Perhaps the easiest way to tell with these particular replicas is the shape; all or most of the corners are supposed to be sharp, not rounded. And none of them are supposed to have holes in the top. Actually, there is a type of spade money which has rounded corners. Please see this web page. Also, there is a type which has holes in the top as well as in the two feet. They are extremely rare, however, and an authentic specimen is worth around $500,000. Please see here and here for more information. As already mentioned by others, the OP's spade coins are replicas. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 9:53 pm to the community Sorry to say but I agree with the others that these are just replica pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
rp2611124 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 10:31 pm I appreciate you guys taking the time to help me. Report this Post to the Staff
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